moosers
Published on 08/15/11 at 17:18
The Acoustic 220 is a solid state bass guitar amplifier. I've used the amp in the studio, although it's good for any sort of application. It has 160 watts of power and has connections for a speaker in the back as well as for your instrument in the front - one at 0 db and one at -15 db.
UTILIZATION
It's not too hard to use the Acoustic 220, but there's still a good amount of control here, including a fantastic equalizer. The main controls are knobs for volume, treble, midrange, and bass, but it also has a five band graphic equalizer for extra control. I've never seen a manual for the 220 and don't think I ever will.
SOUNDS
I'm a big fan of the way the Acoustic 220 sounds. It has a nice and deep sound that is great for recording. We were using the amp with a 2 x 12 Fender bass speaker cabinet, which of course is a great speaker, although I'd be curious to hear the 220 with something made from Acoustic. The session bass player was using a few different bass guitars, including a vintage Fender Jazz Bass and a Hofner - both of which sounded greet. Of course it helps when the player is fantastic!
OVERALL OPINION
The Acoustic 220 is a great vintage bass guitar amp head. It's great for any and all use and for players of all types. I've only used it with a Fender speaker cabinet and would like to hear it through other speakers to get more of an idea of the amp's versatility, but with the Fender cab I could tell that it's really a nice sounding amp. I don't know much about the price, but if you can get one used at an average price for bass amp, it's probably a good deal for this workhorse of an amp.
UTILIZATION
It's not too hard to use the Acoustic 220, but there's still a good amount of control here, including a fantastic equalizer. The main controls are knobs for volume, treble, midrange, and bass, but it also has a five band graphic equalizer for extra control. I've never seen a manual for the 220 and don't think I ever will.
SOUNDS
I'm a big fan of the way the Acoustic 220 sounds. It has a nice and deep sound that is great for recording. We were using the amp with a 2 x 12 Fender bass speaker cabinet, which of course is a great speaker, although I'd be curious to hear the 220 with something made from Acoustic. The session bass player was using a few different bass guitars, including a vintage Fender Jazz Bass and a Hofner - both of which sounded greet. Of course it helps when the player is fantastic!
OVERALL OPINION
The Acoustic 220 is a great vintage bass guitar amp head. It's great for any and all use and for players of all types. I've only used it with a Fender speaker cabinet and would like to hear it through other speakers to get more of an idea of the amp's versatility, but with the Fender cab I could tell that it's really a nice sounding amp. I don't know much about the price, but if you can get one used at an average price for bass amp, it's probably a good deal for this workhorse of an amp.